U.S. researchers found that whole-body vibration, an unconventional exercise therapy, training for eight weeks can improve heart rate variability and blood pressure, particularly in obese postmenopausal women. In their study, which was published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, they assessed the effect of an eight-week whole-body vibration exercise program on heart rate variability and blood pressure in obese postmenopausal women.

Whole-body vibration training provides the same benefits as resistance training in postmenopausal women, but is safer and gentler on the joints.

For the study, the researchers recruited 25 obese postmenopausal women and randomly divided them into two groups: a whole-body vibration training group or non-exercising control group.

Participants in the whole-body vibration group completed a supervised training thrice a week, which comprised of four static and four dynamic leg exercises with vertical vibration progressed throughout the eight weeks.